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Emma C. Smith Elementary

Public Grades K-5

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emma C. Smith Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 648 students in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, consistently performing in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school demonstrates exceptional academic achievement, with over 84% of students proficient in English and Math, far exceeding both district and state averages. This high performance is consistent across all grade levels and student groups, including special education populations. A key indicator of its strong school culture is a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.4%, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like Marylin Avenue Elementary (21.5%) and Jackson Avenue Elementary (14.9%).

While the broader district is rated above average, Emma C. Smith Elementary stands out as a top performer, recently jumping to rank #108 out of over 5,800 schools statewide. It achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools. Within Livermore, only Lawrence Elementary and Sunset Elementary come close to its performance level, while it remains competitive with top schools in higher-ranked districts like Pleasanton Unified.

648

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,192

Per pupil spending ?

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

391 Ontario Dr.
Livermore, CA 94550-5249

(925) 606-4750

District: Livermore Valley Joint Unified

Students who attend Emma C. Smith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Mendenhall Middle
High:	Granada High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Asian:

30.9%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg55%

California avg41%

108^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified

374^th of 1,543Livermore Valley Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	108 of 5857	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	337 of 5869	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	384 of 5859	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	404 of 5883	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	128 of 1417	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	556 of 5789	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	574 of 5662	89.9%	★★★★☆
2017	91.5	545 of 5692	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	494 of 5614	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	537 of 5611	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	585 of 5530	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	87.7	571 of 5390	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	630 of 5377	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	87.6	600 of 5314	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	87.6	610 of 5193	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	86.1	695 of 5113	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	90.1	513 of 5113	90.0%	★★★★☆
2006	91.8	388 of 4818	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	446 of 4822	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	87.6	601 of 4809	87.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	35 of 1203	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	45 of 1205	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	65.5	506 of 1190	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	517 of 1154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	343 of 1149	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	151 of 1071	85.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	82.9	257 of 2227	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	219 of 2585	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	259 of 2128	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	60 of 5597	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	333 of 5612	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	483 of 5609	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	466 of 5635	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	138 of 1267	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	560 of 5492	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	92.0	444 of 5413	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	157 of 5107	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	573 of 5107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	167 of 5087	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	232 of 5084	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	242 of 4963	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	400 of 4830	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.3	310 of 5517	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	51.3	2315 of 5173	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	3972 of 5084	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	197 of 5628	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	347 of 5643	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	301 of 5638	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	472 of 5663	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	140 of 1272	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	563 of 5510	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	719 of 5431	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.6	223 of 445	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	125 of 339	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	109 of 2847	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	280 of 2635	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	363 of 2420	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	120 of 2598	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	280 of 2651	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	447 of 2661	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	385 of 2726	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	719 of 2834	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	819 of 2737	70.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics84%+47 vs state

Science72%+39 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emma C. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	391 Ontario Dr.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4750	648	31	21.1	4.6%	251 (38.7%)	4 (0.6%)	131 (20.2%)	200 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.8%)	97.6	108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.1	337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	229																									72.0		72.0	81.7	88.9	83.0				84.6	86.5	87.0	79.0				84.3	98.3		98.3		$20,192	$19,928	$264
Joe Michell	Public	K-8	1001 Elaine Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4738	786	36	22.0	17.7%	324 (41.2%)	11 (1.4%)	236 (30.0%)	139 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (9.2%)	64.8	1852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		70.5	1574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	278																									45.5	45.9	45.7	40.8	56.3	58.0	55.7	61.8	62.4	56.2	45.5	55.7	46.6	35.0	44.3	41.9	45.0					$21,219	$20,954	$265
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	1671 Frankfurt Way	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-5230	759	33	23.3	7.6%	375 (49.4%)	9 (1.2%)	137 (18.1%)	162 (21.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.9%)	94	402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.2	694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	292																									64.6		64.6	82.0	73.4	76.4				77.3	87.5	69.5	66.9				74.7					$18,281	$18,020	$261
Marylin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Marylin Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4724	430	22	19.4	51.9%	59 (13.7%)	7 (1.6%)	283 (65.8%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	40.8	3163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		43.2	2978^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	185																									32.2		32.2	40.0	33.9	43.9				39.3	36.5	35.7	31.7				34.5					$27,123	$26,180	$943
Rancho Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	401 East Jack London Blvd.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4748	586	28	20.6	16.2%	225 (38.4%)	12 (2.0%)	163 (27.8%)	108 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.1%)	80.9	1119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		79.3	1188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	69																									46.4		46.4	60.0	60.0	66.7				62.1	59.2	64.8	63.5				62.4					$19,472	$19,212	$260
Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-5	2451 Portola Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 960-2923	494	21	23.5	13.2%	166 (33.6%)	3 (0.6%)	103 (20.9%)	171 (34.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.3%)	94.9	341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.8	361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	20																									73.7		73.7	66.7	85.5	86.8				79.6	73.7	85.5	70.1				76.1					$22,127	$21,468	$659
Junction K-8	Public	K-8	298 Junction Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4720	801	39	20.7	43.2%	157 (19.6%)	18 (2.2%)	545 (68.0%)	51 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	33.4	3687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		25.6	4313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	626	2.6	0.0	1.9	0.0	2.7	1.5	23.1	0.0	16.7	3.3	16.2	12.8	15.4	8.3	1.9	3.3	21.6	9.7	0.0	2.8	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	37.0	30.8	32.4	30.8	25.0	36.4	38.3	38.6	35.2	36.2	35.9	30.6	21.8	24.4	24.8	25.2	25.6	92.3	92.3		92.3	$20,719	$20,256	$463
Vintage Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 Concord St.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4240	522	22	24.2	7.5%	120 (23.0%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	307 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.8%)	94.9	345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.9	350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	5																									75.3		75.3	68.4	80.5	89.4				79.3	71.9	75.9	80.7				76.1					$17,184	$16,958	$226
Jackson Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	554 Jackson Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4717	489	22	21.8	21.1%	211 (43.1%)	11 (2.2%)	160 (32.7%)	65 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	81.5	1099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		72.2	1487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.7%	388																									46.3		46.3	62.7	60.0	64.6				62.4	78.7	60.5	52.5				63.6					$18,342	$17,224	$1,118
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	480 Adams Way	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4230	629	26	24.1	21.1%	198 (31.5%)	9 (1.4%)	249 (39.6%)	112 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.4%)	78.9	1201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.5	1176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	25																									52.5		52.5	55.7	58.7	63.8				59.5	61.3	59.3	54.2				58.2	97.1	98.1		97.1	$17,505	$17,128	$377

Frequently Asked Questions about Emma C. Smith Elementary

What district is Emma C. Smith Elementary in?

Livermore Valley Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Emma C. Smith Elementary?

Students at Emma C. Smith Elementary are 39% White, 31% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Emma C. Smith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emma C. Smith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Mendenhall Middle
High : Granada High

Is Emma C. Smith Elementary a good school?

Yes! Emma C. Smith Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 108^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Emma C. Smith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Emma C. Smith Elementary.

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